Divis Surname

245,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Divis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Divis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0941:331,31530,015
Austria1791:47,5727,591
Czechia921:115,58118,798
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
England191:2,932,529101,561
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
India111:69,733,217610,955
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
China21:683,660,78330,601
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

The alternate forms: Diviš (2,315) are calculated separately.

Divis (680) may also be a first name.

Divis Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Divis Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Divis (Hindi: दिवीस, Marathi: िडवीस, Russian: Дивис) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Diviš. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Divis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 245,904th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,504,046 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Divis are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Divis is also the 317,548th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 680 people.

Divis is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,094 people, or 1 in 331,315. In The United States it is mostly found in: Nebraska, where 20 percent are found, Iowa, where 10 percent are found and Missouri, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 11 percent are found and Czechia, where 6 percent are found.

Divis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Divis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Divis last name rose 2,668 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Divis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Divis surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Divis last name are 28.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Divis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.68% more than the national average, earning $44,738 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $48,550 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diviš932,315/
Deivis91180/
Duivis91128/
Divish9191/
Divies9154/
Daivis9141/
Divais9119/
Divios915/
Divois913/
Diviss912/
Divise912/
Divist912/
Divisz911/
Divi898,237/
Duijvis8338/
Divisch8326/
Daivies833/
Daivhis832/
Deivies830/
Daiviss830/
Diveish830/
Devis807,317/
Daivi802,377/
Dives80693/
Divid80484/
Dievi80406/
Deivi80368/
Divgi80329/
Divit80187/
Divic80144/
Dhivi8088/
Divie8078/
Divai8069/
Divoi8039/
Diovi8030/
Dibis8026/
Divio8026/
Diwis8021/
Divui8016/
Diviy8012/
Diviz805/
Divič805/
Divei804/
Divix804/
Divhi803/
Divij803/
Duvis802/
Doivi802/
Dihvi801/
Disvi801/
Dyvis801/
Divès801/
Dävis801/
Ddivi801/
Divisová7764/
Divisova7734/
Devise731,090/
Devish73839/
Devies73561/
Duvois73139/
Deibis73136/
Devois73126/
Divich73106/
Devais7399/
Daives7396/
Deivid7387/
Daivid7386/
Divesh7379/
Duives7373/
Divitt7366/
Duyvis7356/
Deyvis7342/
Dibois7339/
Dibish7319/
Daivii7319/
Deives7315/
Deivit7315/
Deavis7314/
Divays7314/
Duvais7314/
Dihuis7310/
Dayvis739/
Deviss739/
Dihbis739/
Divaia739/
Dibisz738/
Daibis737/
Dievie737/
Devios736/
Doivit736/
Divice735/
Daivei735/
Dibies735/
Divhid734/
Deivys734/
Duvish734/
Dieves733/
Divest733/
Dévies733/
Diwise733/
Devhis732/
Diwish732/
Dhaivi732/
Daiwis732/
Divaid732/
Diviez732/
Deveis732/
Diveas731/
Divese731/
Dhuvis731/
Diebis731/
Dgives731/
Dhivhi731/
Daivie731/
Deiwis731/
Duivei731/
Diwais731/
Divaai731/
Divait731/
Divgai731/
Dehvis731/
Daivai731/
Dibits731/
Dhihvi731/
Duvies731/
Diovui731/
Deivai731/
Deevis730/
Divoid730/
Duvuis730/
Divissová711/
Devi6771,061,794/
Dibi6719,297/
Dive6717,774/
Diva6710,866/
Diwi671,643/
Devisch67543/
Diwisch67454/
Devisse67202/
Devoise67165/
Duijves6767/
Desvois6764/
Divy6762/
Dibaise6725/
Daivajs6725/
Dibisch6723/
Dyvi6720/
Deveise6712/
Diví6711/
Deavies6710/
Devoist679/
Diboise678/
Divá676/
Daivesh674/
Diveash673/
Devaise673/
Dévi673/
Deveish672/
Daivejs671/
Deivich671/
Divetts671/
Duibois671/
Deiviez671/
Daaibis671/
Devisce671/
Dibhies671/
Dibiesz671/
Dieveus671/
Dhibais671/
Disbois671/
Diehuis671/
Divj671/
Deivyds671/
Deivees670/
Deaviss670/
Divoice670/
Deevise670/
Diobois670/

Divis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Divis in the Marathi language
िडवीसidavisa-
Divis in the Hindi language
दिवीसdivisa60
दीवीसdivisa20
डीवीएसdivi'esa20
Divis in the Russian language
Дивисdivis-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Divis
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